Every destination in Egypt

Egypt's capital: medieval mosques, Coptic churches, Khan el-Khalili and the world's greatest antiquities collections.

• Egyptian Museum
• Khan el-Khalili
• Salah El-Din Citadel
• Coptic Cairo

The last standing wonder of the ancient world, the Sphinx and the plateau panorama.

• Great Pyramid of Khufu
• The Sphinx
• Solar Boat
• Sound & Light show

The largest archaeological museum on earth, home to the complete Tutankhamun collection.

• Tutankhamun galleries
• Hanging Obelisk
• Grand Staircase

The Step Pyramid of Djoser, the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid — the birth of pyramid building.

• Step Pyramid
• Bent Pyramid
• Red Pyramid
• Mastaba tombs

The first capital of unified Egypt with the colossus of Ramesses II.

• Colossus of Ramesses II
• Alabaster Sphinx

Lakes, waterfalls, Tunis pottery village and the fossils of Wadi El Hitan.

• Wadi El Hitan (UNESCO)
• Magic Lake
• Tunis Village
• Lake Qarun

Greco-Roman Egypt on the Mediterranean: catacombs, the Corniche and the modern library.

• Bibliotheca Alexandrina
• Qaitbay Citadel
• Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa
• Montazah Gardens

WWII history and turquoise Mediterranean beaches.

• War Museum
• Commonwealth Cemetery
• New Alamein beaches

The world's greatest open-air museum: Karnak, the Valley of the Kings and hot-air balloons at dawn.

• Karnak Temple
• Luxor Temple
• Valley of the Kings
• Hatshepsut Temple

Nubian colour, granite islands and the calmest stretch of the Nile.

• Philae Temple
• Nubian village
• Felucca at sunset
• High Dam

Ramesses II's colossal rock temples above Lake Nasser.

• Great Temple
• Temple of Nefertari
• Lake Nasser

The best-preserved temple in Egypt and the twin-dedicated riverside temple.

• Temple of Horus
• Kom Ombo double temple
• Crocodile Museum

Astronomical ceilings, vivid colour and the Osiris cult centre.

• Hathor Temple
• Zodiac ceiling
• Seti I Temple
• Osireion

Akhenaten's lost capital and the tombs of Beni Hassan.

• Amarna tombs
• Beni Hassan
• Tuna el-Gebel

Year-round sun, coral reefs and easy add-on beach days after the temples.

• Giftun Island
• Diving & snorkelling
• Desert safari
• Marina

Lagoon town with boutique hotels, marinas and kitesurfing.

• Abu Tig Marina
• Kitesurfing
• Lagoon villas

Dugongs, turtles and the quietest reefs on the Red Sea coast.

• Marsa Mubarak
• Elphinstone Reef
• Wadi El Gemal

Thalasso spas, golf and calm bays close to Luxor.

• Soma Bay resorts
• Golf
• Wind sports

Ras Mohammed, Tiran Island and the classic Sinai resort scene.

• Ras Mohammed National Park
• Tiran Island
• Naama Bay
• Soho Square

Laid-back Bedouin beach town, the Blue Hole and desert canyons.

• Blue Hole
• Blue Lagoon
• Coloured Canyon
• Free diving

Sunrise from Mount Sinai and the world's oldest working monastery.

• Mount Sinai sunrise hike
• St Catherine's Monastery
• Burning Bush

Mountains meeting the Gulf of Aqaba, with views of four countries.

• Pharaoh's Island
• Taba Heights
• Bedouin camps

Berber culture, salt lakes, Cleopatra's spring and the Oracle of Amun.

• Shali Fortress
• Salt lakes
• Oracle Temple
• Great Sand Sea

Chalk formations, black volcanic hills and overnight camping under the stars.

• White Desert camping
• Crystal Mountain
• Black Desert
• Hot springs

Mudbrick medieval towns and Roman-era temples deep in the desert.

• Al-Qasr old town
• Hibis Temple
• Deir el-Hagar

Ancient Coptic monasteries between Cairo and Alexandria.

• Deir Anba Bishoy
• Syrian Monastery

Canal-side architecture, ship watching and colonial-era streets.

• Suez Canal
• Port Fouad
• Ismailia Museum